Railroad-spike



(No Model.)

J. G. BEEKMAN.

RAILROAD SPIKE.

No. 592,222. Patented Oct. 19,1897.

WITNESSES INVENTOR r 7 /MM UNITE STAT S PATENT OF ICE.

JOI-IN GALVIN BEEKMAN, OF TARPON SPRINGS, FLORIDA.

RAILROAD-SPIKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 592,222, dated October19, 1897.

Application filed November 6, 1896. fierial No. 611,272. (No model.)

T0 on whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN CALVIN BEEKMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Tarpon Springs,in the county of Hillsborough and State ofFlorida, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inRailroad-Spikes,

of which the following isa full and complete specification, such as willenable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to railway and similar spikes; and the objectthereof is to provide an improved spike of this class which is soconstructed that when driven into a railway tie or other article itwillbe locked therein.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhichthe accompanying drawings form a part, in which like letters ofreference designate the same parts wherever found throughout both views,and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective .view of my improved spike, andFig. 2 a longitudinalsecspike is divided into two similar halves orparts E, and at the upper end of the slot D is a downwardly-directedwedge-shaped projection G, and the lower ends of the separate parts orhalves E of the spike are be'veled or sides E thereof are curvedoutwardly and form hooks by means of which the spike will be socurelyheld in the tie, and the downwardlydirected wedge-shaped projection G,at the upper end of the slot D, is designed to enable the solid upperportion of the spike to penetrate the tie, as will be readilyunderstood.

The cut-away portions M on the outer sides or surfaces of the lower endsof the separate parts or sides E of the spike are not essential, but Iprefer to form the ends of the separate sides E of the spike in thismanner in order to enable the cutting edges K to more easily penetratethe wood of thetie.

My improved spike is simple in construction and operation, and is welladapted to acthe lower part into two parts E, thereby form- 7 ingspikes, a wedge-shaped projection G, provided with a cutting edge thelower ends of said spikes being beveled on the inner side thereof asshown at H thereby forming cutting edges K, and the outer sides thereofbeing cut away as shown at M, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoi11g as my invention I have signedmy name, in pres-' ence of the subscribing witnesses, this 23d day ofOctober, 1896.

JOHN CALVIN BEEKMAN.

Witnesses:

ALBERT SWEETSER, EDGAR OSMOND KNOWLES.

